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Questions upon the Geography 

Of the State of New York 

LETTIE L. WATEROUS 



QUESTIONS 



UPON THE 



GEOGRAPHY 



STATE OF NEW YORK 



LETTIE L. WATEROUS 




SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

C. W. BARDEEN, PUBLISHER 



Copyright, iy03, by Lettib L. VVatbeous 






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PREFACE 

Feeling the need of something to fix the 
principal facts of New York geography in the 
minds of pupils, I have arranged these ques- 
tions and am sure that they will meet all re- 
quirements. 

Lettie J. Waterous. 

Rathbone, N. Y., April 16, 1903. 



Questions upon New York Geography 

1. Between what parallels of latitude is New 
York situated ? 

2. Between what meridians is it situated ? 

3. Bound New York. 

4. Give the length and breadth of the State. 

5. What is the extent of its boundary ? 

6. What is the area of New York ? 

7. Compare the size of New York with that 
of Rhode Island. 

8. What European cities are due west from 
New York city ? 

9. What city in New York is directly north 
of Washington ? 

10. How many miles from Albany is New 
York? 

11. What is the general form of New York ? 

12. From the mouth of the Columbia Eiver 
to New York Bay, there is an unbroken chain 

(7) 



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of water with the exception of one mile. 
Where is this ? 

13. What is the average height of New York 
above sea-level ? 

14. How many ranges of mountains enter 
the State from the south ? 

15. Name these ranges. 

16. In what counties are the Highlands ? 

17. Mention the highest mountain peak in 
the State. How high is it ? 

18. How many and what river systems in 
the State ? 

19. What river is the outlet of Lake Erie ? 

20. To how many horse power is the available 
power of Niagara Falls equal ? 

21. Where does the Genesee River rise ? Into 
what does it flow ? 

22. What falls in the Genesee River ? 

23. Name five cities in New York not on the 
Hudson River. Name the county in which 
each is situated. 

24. Locate each of the following places and 
state for what each is noted : (a) Ticonderoga, 



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(6) Oriskany, (c) Clinton, (d) Fredonia, (e) Sara- 
toga. 

25. Name three canals in the State, giving the 
length and termini of each. 

26. (a) Name tivo lakes in New York whose 
waters find their way to the ocean through the 
Gulf of St. Lawrence ; (6) one through the Gulf 
of Mexico; (c) one through Chesapeake Bay. 

27. Locate (a) Saranac Lake; (6) West Point; 
(c) Brooklyn Bridge ; (d) Catskill Mountains ; (e) 
Mount Marcy. 

28. For what is West Point noted ? 

29. In what counties are the following cities 
respectively located: (a) Buffalo; (6) Rochester; 
(c) Binghamton ; (d) Ogdensburg; (e) Ithaca; (/) 
Auburn ; (g) Utica ; (h) Syracuse ; (z) Troy ? 

30. Mention three large islands belonging to 
the State of New York. 

31. Name in order, beginning at the west, 
the counties that border on Lake Ontario. 

32. (a) What four counties on Long Island ? 
(6) What county on Staten Island ? (c) What 
county on Manhattan Island ? 



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33. State approximately the distance from (a) 
New York to San Francisco. (6) New York to 
New Orleans, (c) New York to Chicago, {d) 
New York to Washington, (e) New York to 
Buffalo. 

34. Where is Three River Point ? 

35. Why is the St. Lawrence River never sub- 
ject to sudden rises ? 

36. In what mountains does the Hudson River 
rise ? 

37. Where is " Tappan Bay " ? 

38. Where is (a) East River ? (6) North River ? 

39. Describe Brooklyn Bridge. 

40. What two noted bridges span Harlem 
River ? 

41. Where does the Delaware River rise ? 

42. In what lake does the Susquehanna River 
rise ? 

43. Mention the principal harbors on the 
American side of Lake Ontario. 

44. Why is the surface of the Great Lakes 
subject to variations of level ? 



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45. What lake furnishes water to the city of 
Eochester ? 

46. What village at the head of Seneca 
Lake? 

47. From what lake is Syracuse supplied 
with pure water ? 

48. Where is Cooperstown, and what famous 
novelist had his residence there ? 

49. Which is, probably, the highest navigable 
lake east of the Rocky Mountains ? 

50. Mention the lakes in the central part of 
the State. 

51. How many falls in the near vicinity of 
Ithaca ? 

52. Where are Trenton Falls ? 

53. Mention two counties noted for oil. 

54. Mention some counties noted for springs 
of natural gas. 

55. In what county, and on what water is (a) 
Poughkeepsie ; (6) Oswego ? 

56. What rivers are the final outlets of the 
streams and lakes of New York ? 

57. How many counties in New York ? 



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58. Mention three large cities in New York 
north of parallel 42° north latitude. 

59. Mention three of the largest lakes drained 
by the Oswego River. 

60. Which is the most (a) westerly county of 
New York; (6) the most northeasterly; (c) the 
most easterly ? 

61. Which county contains the highest land ? 

62. How many of the United States are 
larger than New York ? 

63. Mention any five continuous border coun- 
ties of New York. 

64. What waters does the Erie Canal connect ? 

65. What city near the Pennsylvania line 
west of the Susquehanna ? 

6Q. {a) What city on the St. Lawrence ; (6) 
near the confluence of the Mohawk and Hud- 
son ; (c) on the Genesee n<ear Lake Ontario ; {d) 
near Onondaga lake ? 

67. Mention (a) the chief sea-port; (b) the 
chief lake-port of New York. 

68. Mention three large lakes, and three large 



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rivers that form part of the boundary of New 
York State. 

69. What mountains between Lake Cham- 
plain and the St. Lawrence ? 

70. Compare the area of New York with that 
of Texas. 

71. What city at the western extremity of 
the New York Central and Hudson River R.R? 
At the eastern extremity ? 

72. Mention three other cities on the same 
railroad. 

73. On what lake is (a) Buffalo ; (6) Plattsburg ? 

74. To what place is the Hudson River navi- 
gable ? 

75. Name the three most northern counties 
of New York. 

76. (a) Mention three rivers that flow into 
Lake Ontario; (6) two that flow into Lake 
Champlain. 

77. Which is the most westerly of the lakes 
wholly in the State of New York ? 

78. In what mountain does the Hudson River 
rise ? 



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79. What river is crossed three times by the 
southern boundary of New York ? 

80. What river forms part of the boundary 
between New York and Pennsylvania ? 

81. What is the length and greatest width of 
Long Island ? 

82. What is often called the " American 
Mediterranean ' ' ? 

83. For what is Great South Bay noted ? 

84. Who founded Garden City ? 

85. What waters separate Staten Island from 
New Jersey ? 

86. What bay between Staten Island and Long 
Island ? 

87. What county is noted for its oyster trade ? 

88. On what island is the quarantine head- 
quarters ? 

89. On what island is the Statue of Liberty ? 

90. On what island are foreign immigrants 
received ? 

91. What island is a station for United States 
troops ? 

92. Mention three islands in East River, and 
teU for what they are used. 



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93. How many islands in the group known 
as the " Thousand Islands " ? 

94. In what stone product does New York 
rank first ? 

95. What is the rank of New York in its iron 
product ? 

96. Has New York any coal product ? 

97. Mention one or more counties in which 
salt is found. 

98. Why has Long Island and its vicinity an 
even temperature ? 

99. What parts of New York have the deep- 
est snows ? 

100. About how many species of trees are 
found in New York ? 

101. Which is the most abundant ? 

102. How many species of flowering plants ? 

103. How many species of ferns ? 

104. What has reduced the number of native 
wild animals ? 

105. (a) Which county of New York has the 
most population ? (6) The least ? 



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106. How many counties of New York have 
names of Indian origin ? 

107. Name the counties that border (a) on 
New Jersey ; (6) on Pennsylvania. 

108. How many Indian reservations in the 
State ? 

109. Name these reservations. 

110. About how many Indians in the State ? 

111. From what tribe has the presiding officer 
of the general league always been chosen ? 

112. How many cities in New York ? 

113. Under whose control are the schools 
which are supported by public tax ? 

114. Under what control is secondary and 
higher education in this State ? 

115. What is the salary and length of term 
of the Superintendent of Pubhc Instruction ? 

116. How many colleges and universities in 
the State ? 

117. Name and locate some colleges. 

118. How many Normal schools in New York ? 

119. (a) What counties and part of a county 
are included within the boundaries of New York 



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City ? (6) Name the boroughs into which the 
city is divided, (c) What is the population of 
New York City ? 

120. In what river system is (a) Lake Cham- 
plain; {b) Chautauqua Lake; (c) Mohawk Eiver; 
(d) Delaware River ? 

121. Name (a) five cities on the Erie Canal; 
(b) five on the Hudson River. 

122. What parallel forms part of the north- 
ern boundary of the State ? 

123. On what water is each of these cities 
located: (a) Oswego; (6) Jamestown; (c) Pough- 
keepsie ; (d) Ithaca ; (e) Plattsburg. 

124. Name a waterway from Buffalo to New 
York. 

125. Name the Normal schools. 

126. Mention three State prisons. 

127. Mention two State institutions for the 
blind. 

128. Where is the State Soldiers' and Sailors' 
Home ? 

129. What railroad is called " America's 
greatest railroad " ? 



18 QUESTIONS UPON THE GEOGRAPHY 

130. What city claims to be the healthiest in 
the United States ? 

131. By what names is Rochester known ? 

132. Why is Lockport so named ? 

133. What place has distilleries of peppermint 
oil? 

134. By what names is Syracuse known ? 

135. What city at the junction of the Erie 
and the Oswego canals ? 

136. In what city was the first State Consti- 
tution adopted ? 

137. What city half-way between Albany 
and New York ? 

138. Where is the State Homeopathic Insane 
Hospital ? 

139. What city is called the " Parlor City " ? 

140. What coUege was the first ever estab- 
lished for women ? 

141. What city is noted for its cut glass ? 

142. Mention some of the leading railroads 
in the State. 



ANSWERS 

1. 40° 29' 40" and 45° 0' 42" N. 

2. 70° 51' and 79° 47' 25". 

3. See any text-book. 

4. Length, 340 miles; breadth, 310 miles. 

5. 1420 miles. 

6. 49,170 square miles. 

7. New York is 40 times as large as Rhode 
Island. 

8. Madrid, Naples, and Constantinople. 

9. Elmira. 

10. 143 miles. 

11. That of an isosceles triangle. 

12. There is the distance of one mile, be- 
tween the head waters of the Missouri and 
those of the Columbia River. 

13. 1,200 feet. 

14. Three. 

15. Highlands, Catskills, and Adirondacks. 

(19) 



20 KEY TO QUESTIONS UPON THE GEOGRAPHY 

16. Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess 
counties. 

17. Mt. Marcy in the Adirondack range. 
5344 ft. high. 

18. Five. St. Lawrence, Hudson, Delaware^ 
Susquehanna, and Ohio systems. 

19. Niagara Eiver. 

20. 125,000 horse-power. 

21. In the northern part of Pennsylvania. 
Into Lake Ontario. 

22. Portage Falls and Genesee Falls. 

23. Buffalo, Erie County; Rochester, Monroe 
County ; Syracuse, Onondaga County ; Bingham- 
ton, Broome County ; Schenectady, Schenectady 
County. 

24. (a) Northern part of New York. Fort 
Ticonderoga, which was captured by Ethan Al- 
lan in 1775. (6) In Oneida County, near Utica; 
a battle was fought there during the Revolu- 
tion, (c) In Oneida County; seat of Hamilton 
College, (d) In southwestern New York; seat 
of a State Normal school, (e) Eastern part of 
New York ; a summer resort. 



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25. Erie Canal, 363 miles long; between 
Buffalo and Albany. Oswego Canal, 38 miles 
long; between Syracuse and Oswego; Cham- 
plain Canal, 64 miles long; from the Erie Canal 
near Cohoes to Lake Champlain. 

26. (a) Lake George, Cayuga or any of the 
lakes in Central New York; {b) Chautauqua; 
(c) Otsego. 

27. (a) Northern part; (b) southeastern part; 
(c) across East River between New York and 
Brooklyn; (d) southeastern part; (e) northeast- 
ern part, in the Adirondacks. 

28. It is the seat of the United States Military 
Academy. 

29. (a) Erie; (6) Monroe; (c) Broome; (d) St. 
Lawrence; (e) Tompkins; (/) Cayuga; (g) Onei- 
da; (h) Onondaga; (i) Rensselaer. 

30. Long Island, Staten, and Manhattan. 

31. See map of New York State. 

32. (a) Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk; 
(6) Richmond; (c) New York. 

33. (a) 3,000 miles; (6) 1,300 miles; (c) 860 
miles ; (d) 200 miles ; (e) 400 miles. 



22 KEY TO QUESTIONS UPON THE GEOGRAPHY 

34. 20 miles above Oswego. 

35. Because it is fed by the great lake reser- 
voirs. 

36. In the Adirondacks. 

37. A wide expanse of the Hudson Eiver be- 
low the Highlands. 

38. (a) The western arm of Long Island Sound. 
(6) The Hudson at New York. 

39. 5,989 ft. long, 135 ft. above the water, 
and cost 15 millions. It is suspended by steel 
wire cables from stone piers 272 ft. above high 
tide, and carries promenades, carriage ways and 
railway tracks. 

40. High Bridge, and Washington Bridge. 

41. In the northeastern part of Delaware 
County. 

42. Otsego Lake. 

43. Lewiston, Youngstown, Port Genesee, 
Sodus and Little Sodus Bays, Oswego, Sacketts 
Harbor, and Cape Vincent. 

44. Prevailing winds, unequal amounts of 
rain, and evaporation. 

45. Hemlock Lake. 



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46. Watkins. 

47. Skaneateles Lake. 

48. At the foot of Otsego Lake; James Feni- 
more Cooper, 

49. Chautauqua Lake. 

50. See map of New York, 

51. 96 falls. 

52. Near Utica. 

53. Cattaraugus and Allegany. 

54. Albany, Ontario, Niagara, and Chautau- 
qua, Allegany. 

55. (a) In Dutchess, on the Hudson River; (6) 
In Oswego, on the Oswego River. 

56. St. Lawrence, Mississippi and Susque- 
hanna. 

57. 61 counties. 

58. Buffalo, Albany, Rochester. 

59. Seneca, Oneida, and Cayuga. 

60. (a) Chautauqua; (6) Clinton; (c) Suffolk. 

61. Essex. 

62. 22. 

63. Answers will vary. 

64. Lake Erie with the Hudson River. 



24 KEY TO QUESTIONS UPON THE GEOGRAPHY 

65. Elmira. 

66. (a) Ogdensburg; (6)Cohoes; (c) Rochester ; 
(d) Syracuse. 

67. (a) New York; (6) Buffalo. 

68. Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Champlain, St. 
Lawrence, Delaware, and Niagara Rivers. 

69. Adirondack. 

70. Less than one-fifth. 

71. Buffalo, New York. 

72. Rochester, Syracuse, and Rome. 

73. (o) Erie; (b) Champlain. 

74. To Troy. 

75. St. Lawrence, FrankUn, Clinton. 

76. (a) Black, Oswego, and Genesee; (6) Sara- 
nac and Au Sable. 

77. Chautauqua. 

78. In the Adirondacks. 

79. Susquehanna. 

80. Delaware. 

81. 120 miles long; greatest width, 24 miles. 

82. Long Island Sound. 

83. It furnishes the " Blue Point " oysters, 
and employs 1,500 fishermen. 



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84. A. T. Stewart. 

85. Staten Island Sound, and Kil van Kull. 

86. The Narrows. 

87. Eichmond County. 

88. On Staten Island. 

89. Bedloe's Island. 

90. Ellis Island. 

91. Governor's Island. 

92. Ward's, Blackwell's, and Randall's; they 
are used for charitable and correctional institu- 
tions. 

93. About 1800. 

94. Bluestone, millstones, and graphite. 

95. Second. 

96. No. 

97. Wyoming and Onondaga. 

98. Because of the influence of the ocean. 

99. Central New York, and the Adirondack 
region. 

100. 70 species. 

101. Oaks. 15 species. 

102. More than 1,540. 

103. 54 species. 



26 KEY TO QUESTIONS UPON THE GEOGRAPHY 

104. Civilization, which has caused the re- 
moval of the forests. 

105. (a) New York. (6) Hamilton. 

106. Eleven. 

107. See map of New York. 

108. Seven. 

109. Tuscarora, Tonawanda, Onondaga, St. 
Eegis, Shinnecock, Cattaraugus, Allegany. 

110. About 5,000. 

111. From the Onondagas. 

112. Forty-one. 

113. Under control of the Department of 
Public Instruction. 

114. Under the University of the State of 
New York, usually called the Regents. 

115. $5,000. Three years. 

116. 32. 

117. Colgate University, Hamilton; Columbia 
College, New York ; Cornell Umiversity, Ithaca ; 
Elmira College, Elmira; Hamilton College, Clin- 
ton; Hobart College, Geneva; Rensselaer Poly- 



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technic Institute, Troy; Syracuse University, 
Syracuse ; Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 

118. 12, with Albany Normal College. 

119. (a) New York, Kings, Richmond, and 
part of Queens. (6) Manhattan, The Bronx, 
Brooklyn, Richmond, Queens, (c) 3,437,202. 

120. (tt) St. Lawrence; (b) Ohio; (c) Hudson; 
(d) Delaware. 

121. (a) Utica, Rome, Syracuse, Rochester, 
and Lockport. (b) Troy, Albany, Hudson, 
Poughkeepsie, and Newburg. 

122. 45°. 

123. (a) Oswego River; (b) Chautauqua Lake; 
(c) Hudson; (d) Cayuga Lake; (e) Lake Cham- 
plain. 

124. Erie Canal and Hudson River. 

125. Buffalo, Brockport, Geneseo, Oswego, 
Potsdam, Plattsburgh, Jamaica, New Paltz, 
Oneonta, Cortland, Fredonia. 

126. Auburn, Dannemora, and Sing Sing. 

127. Batavia and New York. 

128. In Bath. 



28 KEY TO QUESTIONS UPON THE GEOGRAPHY 

129. The New York Central and Hudson 
Eiver E.R. 

130. Buffalo claims to be the cleanest, best- 
lighted, and healthiest city in the United States, 
with the best water, and the best and most com- 
plete sewerage. 

131. "The Flour City " and " The Flower 
City ". 

132. From the locks on the Erie Canal. 

133. Lyons. 

134. "The Salt City," and "The Central 
City " from its location. 

135. Syracuse. 

136. In Kingston. 

137. Poughkeepsie. 

138. In Middletown. 

139. Binghamton. 

140. Elmira College. 

141. Corning. 

142. New York Central & Hudson River R.R. 
New York, Lake Erie and Western R. R. Rome, 
Watertown and Ogdensburg R.R. Delaware & 
Hudson R.R. Delaware, Lackawanna & West- 
ern R.R. 



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